Two arrested over racism that forced FA Cup match abandonment

Two men have been arrested over alleged racist abuse that forced Saturday's FA Cup qualifier between Haringey Borough and Yeovil Town to be abandoned.

Haringey manager Tom Loizou said defender Coby Rowe suffered racial abuse while Cameroonian goalkeeper Douglas Pajetat was also spat at.

Metropolitan Police said on Monday that two men, aged 23 and 26, have been detained on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault.

Both sides left the field after 64 minutes when Rowe and Pajetat were abused shortly after Yeovil took a 1-0 lead.

The Football Association (FA) decided on Monday that the tie will be replayed on October 29.

"I was angry and upset, so wasn't really paying attention to what else was going on around me, then I felt someone pull me and it was my manager," Rowe told the Daily Mail.

"He said, 'We are all going off, we are not playing any more'. Yeovil agreed and we left the pitch as one."
The incident occurred just five days after the FA condemned the racist abuse suffered by their players during a Euro 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria as "abhorrent."